Consumers may still feel secure about their jobs, but a thinner savings cushion is changing the financial environment in which they manage their money. This...
Go figure. Inflation picked up in August. Real disposable income didn’t move much. Consumers responded by spending substantially more. The trends are more revealing about...
Reforms in the United States, Europe and an alliance between the two could revive a West that is in military and economic decline, JPMorganChase Chairman...
Consumer sentiment slipped in September amid concerns about high prices and rekindled trade disputes, according to the University of Michigan’s Surveys of Consumers. The survey’s...
U.S. business activity grew in September at the fastest rate for over five years, according to the S&P Global US Flash PMI released Wednesday (Sept. 23). The...
Households continued to spend more in August, although at a slower rate than earlier in the year. The median reported year-over-year increase in monthly household...
Consumers didn’t wait to shell out funds for cars, furniture and electronics in August. Retail sales rose 1.2% from July to $773.9 billion, reversing July’s...
Consumer prices accelerated in August, adding to household expenses at a time when many financially constrained consumers have already reduced the discretionary spending they can...